of the public policy involved -An agreement will be upheld if the losing party would be subject to very harsh and unreasonable bc the contract was unenforced Categories of illegal agreements 1)that violate statutes (break laws or are directly assisting in broken laws) 2)violate public policy 3)unconscionable agreements and contracts of adhesion Noncompetition clauses 1) Clause must serve a legitimate business purpose 2) The restriction on competition must be reasonable in time‚ geographic
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the Georgia State University MBA program‚ entered into employment with IBM. After working for IBM for three years‚ he was fired. Tim filed suit in a Texas trial court for wrongful termination. The clerk at the court told him that according to state law‚ he must pursue
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Justifiable to Break the Law? There were times in history when breaking the law was justified. I believe that if you could break the law you should. Great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is justifiable and acceptable when the law violates human rights and conscience. Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow. However‚ we as human beings should be able to differentiate from right and wrong incase laws need to be violated
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Employment Law Compliance Plan D. Malloy Human Capital Management Memorandum To: Traci Goldeman Re: Employment Law Compliance Plan Landslide Limousine Service Our client‚ Bradley Stonefield‚ is planning to open a limousine service‚ Landslide Limousines‚ in the Austin‚ Texas area. Mr. Stonefield plans to hire approximately twenty-five people to provide first class transportation to a variety of clientele. Before Mr. Stonefield begins hiring it is imperative that he has an understanding of
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the police will listen to them and make laws according to them. Law enforcement officers gain their power and authority from the community. It is extremely important that law enforcement attend to the community’s needs as much as possible. There are five principles that law enforcement officers are expected to follow and maintain. Balanced enforcement of the law is the first principle that is mandatory for an officer to follow. Balanced enforcement of the law is asking the question‚ “How much is an
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Running head: Compare and Contrast Civil with Criminal injuries Compare and Contrast Civil with Criminal injuries Nora Kelgin October 19‚ 2013 Tort Actions A tort actions is a form of civil law‚ which are intentional tort‚ torts of negligence‚ and strict liability torts‚ the vast majority of legal issues in the United State involve this‚ such as divorce‚ child custody‚ child support‚ domestic dispute‚ consumer problems‚ defamation‚ and injuries due to a person
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because the Philippines at that time had no law criminalizing computer misuse. As economics and business students‚ you are already aware that cybercrime works to prejudice ecommerce. Companies with online operations are subject to credit card fraud‚ identity theft‚ phishing‚ and intellectual property crimes. Cybercriminals continue to negatively impact ecommerce. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012‚ officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175‚ is a law in the Philippines approved on 12 September
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My Interest in Law My interest in reading law stems from an early exposure to the subject. I sometimes accompanied my grandfather to courts and was quick to later on imitate the inquisitive‚ argumentative‚ critical as well as negotiating characters of lawyers. Eventually‚ I decided I would become one. My chosen subjects have always reflected this decision and in my years 10 and 11‚ I won the Best-in-History award‚ while being highly competitive in English Language and Literature‚ Government
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4 Relationship between the consumer and the demand and supply theory…….Page 4 Factors influencing demand………………………………………………………..Page 5 What is Consumer Law?.…………………………………………………………………..Page 6 Why the need for Consumer Laws? ……………………………………………………..Page 6 Consumer Vulnerability…………………………………………………………………..Page 6 The Implications of Consumer Laws……………………………………………………Page 7 The Socio-economic evolution of Mauritius……………………………………………Page 8 A brief history of Mauritius’ economy…………………………………………...Page 8
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Voter ID Laws The right of any citizen of the United States‚ who are eighteen years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” - The 26th Amendment. (Campus Congress‚ August 30‚ 2011). The right to vote guaranteed by the constitution is under attack. Restricted Voter ID legislation is being passed in state after state. These voter ID laws claim to combat voter fraud by requiring voters to have specific government
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